Footpath dweller abducts boy, leaves her daughter behind

A footpath dweller has filed a complaint with Karanj police for abduction of his eight-month-old boy on Sunday evening.

TNN | Updated: Feb 25, 2014, 01:55 IST

AHMEDABAD: A footpath dweller has filed a complaint with Karanj police for abduction of his eight-month-old boy on Sunday evening. According to police, Ali Ahmed Shaikh, 25, a resident of footpath near Akhand Anand Ayurved College near Lal Darwaza, registered a complaint for abduction of his son Firoz.

"Accused Arifa is also a beggar and footpath dweller. Arifa used to frequent a tea stall nearby and had befriended the couple. She had her eyes on Firoz as she had tried earlier to take him with her on pretext of showing him around or getting him new clothes or even for begging. However, Shaikh's wife Madina was adamant and did not allow her to come near the child. On Sunday, Arifa got the chance to abduct him," said a police official.

Investigators said that when both Shaikh and Madina were away, Arifa took Firoz from the footpath. She told Shaikh's daughter that she would be back in a while and even left her five-year-old daughter Sonu on the spot.

K G Patel, inspector of Karanj police station, said that they approached Arifa's relatives in Jamalpur but they said that she had left the house three years back and they are not in touch. "We have got the photograph of the boy and have started search for Arifa and Firoz on public places where she might be begging," he said.

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